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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Food From Korea 2010 - Part Two

I don’t remember the names of all these restaurants, though I’m sure I have pictures of the sign post somewhere. I will just upload these pictures and if anyone is really interested in visiting a particular restaurant, leave a comment and I’ll go and dig up the name.

I loved how most of the restaurants were so kid friendly!

Lunch at Xin Restaurant. I asked the family to take me to a good jja-jang-myun place and this is where they took us. =P The jjajangmyun was fantastic though!

We visited Yang Pyun and this was the view from a cafe we had coffee at.

Steps

Food from a *han-jungshik* place further down the river.

Street foods in front of Dong Dae Moon.

Han Il Gwan (AKA my favorite restaurant in LA). I was told there was no relation. =P Apparently this restaurant has been around for longer than I’ve been alive, or even our parents for that matter. It says 1939 on the napkin, so I’m guessing that’s the year.

Palm Palms – a buffet

This was one of the few times we ate non-Korean food. It was a little restaurant in the French Village. *Corn Cheese* pizza! Just say it. CORN CHEESE PIZZA! It was SOOOOO good! I want to try and replicate this as well.

It was amazing to me how many French bakeries there are. Paris Baguette, Paris Croissant, the list goes on. I have to admit, they were pretty darn good!

The MR and I are both huge fans of pho. Despite what everyone told us, we decided we would try it at least once while in Korea. =/ Um, yah. We ate it twice and both times it was pretty gross. NOTHING like pho in the SGV. =P I mean, what’s that mandoo doing inside pho?! lol. In all honestly though, this particular place wasn’t that bad.

HO DDUKS!

Jungol and Shabu Shabu! YUMMMMMM. Anyhow, I think that’s about it for tonight. I’ll be back again with more food pictures from Korea. I have a lot of food pictures from Jejudo. =)

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A little note in 2010

I don't use any type of *dashi* in our household. Everything is seasoned with gook ganjang (soy sauce). I'm not a fan of using haemool (seafood) broth, so you will mostly see beef broth. Cooking styles differ from household to household, but this is how I was taught by my mom.

After blogging strictly about Korean food for the past two years, I sometimes find it difficult to find something *new* but I am going to try my absolute best and will be updating this blog regularly for the rest of 2010.

One of my goals when starting this blog was to make it *authentic* as possible. This is the stuff real Koreans eat. You might see sea snails (yup, I will be doing a gol-baeng-ih moochim recipe), octopus, squid, ggop chang, tripe, chicken gizzard, and maybe even bbun-dae-gi.

I've been told my cooking can be a bit on the bland side or *shing-guh-wuh* but that's how we eat in the KC household. If you find the recipes lack flavor, add more salt or soy sauce! =P

Korean Cooking

Korean cooking is unique in that there are SO MANY ways to cook the same dish. Even if you're a Korean cooking expert, I hope that by visiting this blog you can open your eyes to the various ways to cook Korean food.

Don't feel restricted! You don't have to follow my instructions to the TEE. I'm a bit Type-A myself so I LOVE it when there are measurements and guidelines, however, with Korean cooking following orders isn't always the best way to achieve maximum results. Each of us has our own preference when it comes to flavors and tastes, so make these recipes your OWN!

If you like it more spicy, add more red pepper! If you think it's too salty, next time decrease the gook ganjang. The point is, you have to adjust the flavors to suit YOU because at the end of the day, as long as your taste buds are happy~ that's ALL that matters!

So go and cook and change everything up! I'm always on the quest to find NEW ways to make the same dishes. If you have any recipes that are GREAT and yummy~ please do share!